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Rep. Pete King, an outspoken Long Island Republican, and former NYC Mayor Ed Koch, an equally outspoken Democrat, have joined forces to assist a judicial candidate candidate running in the upcoming Nov. 8 election – one who just so happens to be related to onetime GOP power broker and former US Sen. Alfonse D’Amato.

Jerome “Jerry” Murphy, who’s married to D’Amato’s daughter, Lisa, is running for Supreme Court. According to Koch he “shares our values, our respect for law and order.” He’s also the father of seven children, which, King says, enables him to “understand the problems our families are facing.”

The paper’s Rick Brand and Dan Janison aren’t surprised to see these two veteran pols collaborating – despite their party differences – because they’ve long been political allies. Also, Koch has a habit of crossing party lines to endorse candidates – newly-minted Rep. Bob Turner (NY-9) is the latest example. Also, as one of just a handful of Republicans in the NY congressional delegation (he’s the dean of the GOP members, actually), King has a long history of working across the aisle.

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